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During Tuesday nights Black History Program and PTA meeting at Oakland Primary School, works of art from students were on display, and the chorus sang and explained the story behind each song.

The University of Louisiana Monroe Cultural Diversity Council and the Office of Global and Multicultural Affairs present “A Black History Program: African Americans and the Arts” at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 23, at Bayou Pointe Event Center.

Robert M. Young, who directed films including The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Extremities and Dominick and Eugene, has died. He was 99.

Former Ridley High School grad Anna Borcky honored as Airman of the Year

EDITOR’S NOTE: In recognition of Black History Month and the efforts of the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival and the Kelly Miller Community Center to strengthen their communities, WV News

On Feb. 14, St, Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., Baton Rouge, will observe Ash Wednesday and the distribution of ashes at noon Mass.

Two dozen local events help celebrate all month long.

A crisis occurred in Mansfield, Texas, during the fall of 1956. A typical Jim Crow town in the South, Mansfield had numerous “separate but equal” laws...

 Newsome has 40 years of service as a teacher, principal (middle and high school), and central office administrator, retiring as the Assistant Superintendent for Division 4 in the Dallas Independent School District

Montgomery County celebrates African Americans in arts and culture for its Annual Black History Program